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THE BELLS OF MARIEMONT
The Mary M. Emery Memorial Carillon, an instrument of 49 bells, is
the gift of Miss Isabella F. Hopkins in memory of her sister who founded the
Village of Mariemont.
The original 23 bells and the tower were dedicated in 1929 to the youth
of the Village. These heavy bells, at the lower end of the musical scale, came
from the foundry of Gillett & Johnston in Croydon, England. In 1969 an
additional 26 bells were added to create a full concert instrument of 49 bells in a
chromatic arrangement spanning just over four octaves. These bells were cast by
Petit & Fritsen in Aarle-Rixtel, Holland and installed by The Verdin Company
of Cincinnati. The largest bell in the combined group weighs nearly 4,800
pounds and the lightest is 19 pounds. Bell composition is approximately 80
percent copper and 20 percent tin, an alloy that has been known as “bell bronze”
for hundreds of years.
In 2008, the carillon was renovated with a new playing keyboard, new
sealed ball bearing playing action and new cast iron ball clappers throughout.
There is now also a practice keyboard, duplicating the dimensions and
construction of the new playing keyboard, but sounding accurately-tuned metal
sound bars rather than the bells, permitting the carillonneurs to practice
privately. These improvements were made by Meeks, Watson & Company, Bell
Founders and Carillon Builders, of Georgetown, Ohio.
No electrical assistance or amplification of any kind is used during
regular concerts. The bells compose a true carillon that is completely touch
responsive to give the carillonneur full capability for every musical expression
from a gentle whisper to a thundering fortissimo. He plays at a keyboard located
in a small room below the bells. Each key is a strong wooden lever connected to
its bell clapper above by a wire linkage and ‘bellcrank’ transmission action. The
bells are rigidly mounted on the steel framework and the clappers are pulled
against the inner bell surface to create the musical tones. Return springs are used
behind the clappers of the smaller bells to return the keys to the up position after
striking, while for the larger bells, counter springs (helpers) are used to lighten
the touch.
There are just over 180 such true carillons on the entire North
American continent. (Much of what is heard from towers today as “bell music”
is the result of amplified recordings or electronic tone generation, neither of
which qualify as genuine carillons.) The Emery instrument is one of the very
few that is housed in a free-standing tower surrounded by a park area. Ideal
listening conditions are found in the park at a distance of three to five hundred
feet from the tower base.
Regular recitals are given by the carillonneurs each Sunday throughout
the year and on principal holidays. Fourteen of the 49 bells are provided with
external electric strikers operated from a computer which automatically plays a
vesper hymn at 9 PM each evening. Four bells are automatically struck with
externally-mounted gravity hammers to play the Westminster Chime melody at
8:00 A.M., 12:00 noon, and 6:00 P.M. every day throughout the year.
The administration and maintenance of the bell tower is carried on by
the Thomas J. Emery Memorial. Visits to see the keyboard room and the bells
may be arranged through the carillonneurs.
THE
MARY M. EMERY MEMORIAL CARILLON
MARIEMONT, OHIO
2014 SUMMER CONCERTS
May 25th through September 1st
Richard D. Gegner, Carillonneur
Richard M. Watson, Carillonneur
Opening Duet Recital - Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
*Doxology (Old Hundredth) ...................................................... Louis Bourgeois
Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014 - 2:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
Doxology (Old Hundredth) ........................................................ Louis Bourgeois
The Star-Spangled Banner ..................................................... John Stafford Smith
America the Beautiful ........................... Samuel Ward, Arr. by Milford H. Myhre
1. #Fantasia in G minor ............ Georg Philipp Telemann, Arr. by Daniel Robins
2. Duet: Pieces for a Musical Clock ........... Ludwig von Beethoven (1770-1827)
Allegro in G
Arr. by William De Turk
Scherzo in G
Menuett in C
Allegro in C
Mr. Gegner, primo Mr. Watson, secundo
1. Preludium in G minor.................................................... Jef Denyn (1862-1941)
2. Solemn March, (from Saul) .......................................... Georg Frideric Handel
Arioso, (from Cantata 156) .......................................... Johann Sebastian Bach
Preludio IV in D minor ............................................... Matthias van den Gheyn
3. Hymn-Prelude on Jewels (When He Cometh, Geo. Root) . Arr. by Max Gould
3. *Simple Gifts .................................... Shaker Hymn, Arr. by Milford H. Myhre
4. Prelude Solennel ........................................... W. Lawrence Curry (1906-1966)
4. Duet: Two Pieces ......... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arr. by William De Turk
La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni)
Menuet (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)
Mr. Watson, primo Mr. Gegner, secundo
5. Memorial Chimes ............................................. Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
5. *Pastel in Bronze .................................................................. Albert C. Gerken
6. Duet: Andante Cantabile ................................ Ronald M. Barnes, (1927-1997)
6. Three Pieces for Carillon, 1931 ............................ Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Legend
Dirge
Allegro
7. Lead, Kindly Light (Lux benigna--J. B. Dykes)........ Arr. by Milford H. Myhre
8. Evening ................................................................................... Roger T. Walker
7. #Impromptu (Hommage à Frédéric Chopin) ............ Ferdinand Timmermans
8. Duet: Grande Valse Brillante ............... Frédéric Chopin, Arr. by Sue Bergren
#Abide with Me (Eventide) .................. William H. Monk, Arr. by Percival Price
* Richard D. Gegner, Carillonneur
# Richard M. Watson, Carillonneur
A bell will be sounded to indicate the groups of selections.
Program notes: Daniel Robins, then the youngest graduate of the Netherlands
Carillon School, Amersfoort, was University Carillonneur of the University of
Chicago 1960-69; he arranged this Fantasia to play in a recital for the
dedication of the carillon at Colorado Women’s College, Denver in 1961.
William De Turk, a former student of Percival Price at the University of
Michigan, eventually succeeded his teacher there for some years, then
succeeding Milford H. Myhre as carillonneur of the Bok Singing Tower, Lake
Wales, Florida, a post from which he recently retired. Ferdinand Timmermans
was the long-time carillonneur of the City Hall carillon in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands; he was the first Dutch student of Jef Denyn at the Mechelen
(Belgium) Carillon School. Ronald Barnes both a highly-esteemed composer
for the carillon and performer, finished his long and illustrious career as
University Carillonneur and Director of the Chambers Carillon Institute,
University of California, Berkeley, 1982-1997.
Abide with Me (Eventide)........................................................... William H. Monk
Program Notes: Memorial Chimes, by Elgar, was composed for the dedication of
the World War I Memorial Carillon, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England,
1923; that instrument was cast by John Taylor & Co., of Loughborough. The
recital for the dedication (and thus the premiere performance of this work) was
played by the famed Belgian carillonneur Jef Denyn, founder and director of the
Beiaardschool te Mechelen (Mechelen Carillon School), 1910-1941. The bourdon
(largest) bell of the carillon (9,284 lbs.) was personally given by E. Dennison
Taylor in memory of his three nephews (sons of his brother John William Taylor,
Jr.) who were lost in the Great War (WWI). The Three Pieces were written by
Samuel Barber when he was studying carillon with the Anton Brees, then
carillonneur of the Bok Singing Tower in Florida, under a program of the Curtis
Institute of Music (other young composers who participated were Nino Rota and
Gian Carlo Menotti). Milford Myhre, successor to Mr. Brees at the Bok Tower,
made this arrangement of Lead, Kindly Light in the style of his predecessor. The
late Roger T. Walker was long-time carillonneur of the Walter F. Tilton
Memorial Carillon in Norwood, Massachusetts. Evening was written down by the
late Robert B. Kleinschmidt from musical dictation, at the practice keyboard at
Germantown Methodist Church by Mr. Walker, who was blind.
Sunday, June 1, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, June 8, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
1. Preludium in F .................................................................................... Staf Nees
Simple Gifts ............................................... Shaker Hymn, Arr. by Milford Myhre
2. Badinerie (from Suite II, S.1067) ....... J. S. Bach, Arr. by J. Samuel Hammond
Etude No. 1 ............................................................................... Jenke Kaldenberg
3. Two Pieces ................................................................... Georg Frideric Händel
Where’er You Walk (from Semele) .... Arr. by J. von Stappen
Aria con Variazioni (Harpsichord) ..... Arr. by Milford Myhre
Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) ..... George Gershwin, Arr. by John R. Knox
4. Three English Folksongs ................................. Arranged by Ronald M. Barnes
The Crystal Spring (Somerset)
As I was Going to Banbury
Sweet Europe
Mariemont Nocturne ....................................................................... Johan Franco
Three Pieces for Carillon ...................................................................... Fung Lam
Aspiring
Enigmatic
Heavenly & Expressive
Amazing Grace ......................... Southern Harmony, 1847, Arr. by Frank P. Law
Intermezzo V ..................................................................................... Leen ‘t Hart
5. Vigil ...................................................................................... Gary White, 1964
6. Gondoliera .......................................................................... Benoit J. Franssen
Two Spirituals ..................................................................... Arr. by John R. Knox
Go Down, Moses
O Peter Go Ring Them Bells
7. Moment musicaux Op. 94, No. 3 ..... Franz Schubert, Arr. by Arthur Bigelow
Roundelay ........................................................................................ John R. Knox
8. Romance (from The Pearl Fishers) ......... Georges Bizet, Arr. by Albert Meyer
9. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood, Waltz) .... Johann Strauss, Arr. by Ira Schroeder
Two Hymn Arrangements
Lord of Glory (Hyfrydol) .. Rowland H. Pritchard, Arr. Paul Manz
Abide with Me (Eventide) .. William H. Monk, Arr. by Percival Price
Three Scottish Pipe Tunes .............................. Transcribed by Beverly Buchanan
The Campbells are Coming
The Road to the Isles
The Sweet Maid of Glendaurel
Theme and Variations ........................................................... Theophil Rusterholz
Now the Day is Over (Merrial) ............... Joseph Barnby, Arr. by Janet Dundore
Program notes: The late Percival Price (Dominion Carillonneur, Ottawa, 19271939; University Carillonneur, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 19391971) was one of the most prolific composers and arrangers of music for the
carillon; it is said he composed more than 400 pieces and made as many as 600
arrangements over his long professional career. Mariemont Carillonneur
Emeritus Albert Meyer studied with Percival Price; the Bizet Romance was
arranged for his examination recital for Carillonneur membership in the Guild of
Carillonneurs, played in 1967 at the Peace Tower, Ottawa, Canada. It is believed
the Arthur Bigelow Schubert Moment musicaux was not a written arrangement,
but always played by memory. Mr. Watson learned it from his mentor, Prof.
Bigelow; however, he transcribed it in 2008 to be played by the University
Carillonneur, John Bordley, for the 50th anniversary of the Bigelow-designed
carillon at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Paul Manz (19192009), noted American composer and church musician, studied with Flor Peeters
and Helmut Walcha, and taught at Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dancing Bells ..................................................................................... Leen ‘t Hart
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita) .......................................... John B. Dykes
Abide with Me (Eventide) .......................................................... William H. Monk
Program Notes: Born in Hong Kong in 1979, Fung Lam has spent many years
studying and composing in the United Kingdom. He has had several
commissions from the BBC, and has recently been named Composer-inResidence for the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The late Frank P. Law was the
first Carillonneur of the Washington Memorial National Carillon at Valley
Forge, PA , and was a noted teacher of the instrument, as well as a composer
and arranger of carillon music. The late Theophil Rusterholz was long-time
Carillonneur of House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN, and served
as President and Legal Advisor to the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Second Prelude ...................................................................... Theophil Rusterholz
1. Preludium in D “Unwritten” .......... Jef Denyn, transcribed by Arthur Bigelow
Deep River
There is a Balm in Gilead
Intermezzo for 23 Bells ................................................................ Herman Dreher
Country Gardens ................................................................ English Morris Dance
Rigaudon .......................................................................................... Géo. Clément
American Patrol ....................................... F. W. Meacham, Arr. by John R. Knox
newbells ................................................................................................. Ron Ford
A Time for Us (from the movie “Romeo and Juliet) ............................ Nino Rota
Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Improvisation ..................................... Dimitri Kabalewsky, Arr. by Georg Köppl
Annie Laurie ........................................ Scottish Folk Song, Arr. by John R. Knox
2. Gavottes I & II (3rd Suite for Lute) .............. J. S. Bach, Arr. by Ronald Barnes
3. Air, “Bist du bei mir” (Be thou with me) ... J. S. Bach, Arr. by Jef van Stappen
4. La Morinéte .................................. François Couperin, Arr. by Margo Halsted
5. Three Folksongs ............................................................ Arr. by Milford Myhre
The Wonderful Crocodile (Appalachian)
Poor Wayfaring Stranger (Appalachian)
Muss i denn (Swabian)
6. Two movements from Serenade I .........................................Ronald M. Barnes
II Sicilienne
III Milonga
7. Scottish Songs ...................................................................... Arr. John R. Knox
Jock O’ Hazeldean (Sir Walter Scott)
O Gin I were Where Gadie Rins (Aberdeenshire)
A Little Suite No. 1 .......................................................................... John R. Knox
Caprice
Slumber Song
Toccatina
8. Azure Bells ........................................................... Richard H. Schroeder, 1961
Edelweiss .............................. Rodgers and Hammerstein, Arr. by Janet Dundore
Sonata da Chiesa .......................................................................... Rex Le Lacheur
Venite
Adoremus
Benedictus
Gloria
Program notes: Ron Ford, born in 1959 in Kansas City, MO, is a free-lance
composer and radio/recording producer residing in The Netherlands.Canadian
composer Rex Le Lacheur (1910-1984) wrote the Sonata for Dominion
Carillonneur Robert Donnell (Peace Tower, Ottawa) in 1957. Janet Dundore
was the first, and long-time, carillonneur of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church,
Whitemarsh, PA, and played also at the Miraculous Medal Shrine, Germantown.
9. Passacaglia ......................................................................................... Chris Bos
10. Avondstemming (Evening Mood) ......................................... Kamiel Lefevere
Program notes: Jef Denyn’s Preludium in D was never written down by the
composer; it was in the nature of an improvisation, which he played many times
over the years from memory, and which changed to some degree in each
performance. This version was written down from a phonograph record after
Denyn’s death by his American student (and Mr. Watson’s mentor) Arthur
Bigelow. In a Summer-session composition course at the University of
Wisconsin in 1961, Prof. Robert Crane challenged his students to compose a
piece for the UW carillon. Among the best was this interesting composition by
Richard Schroeder. Chris Bos (1920-1996) was for some years carillonneur of
the Cathedral Tower (Domtoren) in Utrecht, The Netherlands, playing the famed
Hemony carillon from 1664. Kamiel Lefevere was an early student and
assistant to Jef Denyn at the carillon school in Mechelen, Belgium; he was then
carillonneur of the Park Avenue Baptist Church, and the Riverside Church in
New York City from 1927 until his retirement in 1960.
Sunday, June 29, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
Preludium I ..................................................................... Matthias van den Gheyn
Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 2014 - 2:00 P.M.
Richard M. Watson, Assisting
PROGRAM
Liebestraum ....................................................... Franz Liszt, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Etude ................................................................................................... Gary White
The Liberty Bell March ........................................................... John Phillip Sousa
Arranged for Carillon Duet by Richard Giszczak
Beautiful Dreamer .................................................................... Stephen C. Foster
Gymnopedie No. 3 ................................................................................. Eric Satie
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring ....... Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. by Percival Price
America .......................................................... Henry Carey, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Theme
Variation I (Minuet)
Variation III (Sarabande)
Variation II (Air)
Variation IV (Toccatine)
Miniature Suite ............................................................................... Graham Ranft
Searching for the Bell
Meditation
Natus Est
Still Water
Fanfare ....................................................................................Bernard Winsemius
Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly) ................... Eliot Daniel, Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Yankee Doodle ............................................................................ Anon. American
Rondino .................................................................................. Bernard Winsemius
The President’s March ............................... Anon. American, Arr. Milford Myhre
Santa Lucia ......................................................................... Neapolitan Folk Song
Two Hymns ................................................................. Arr. by Beverly Buchanan
God of Our Fathers (National Hymn) .................... G. W. Warren
O God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand (Duke Street) ... John Hatton
Caprice, Opus 26, No. 1 (for guitar)..... Matteo Carcassi, Arr. by Hans Møllerup
Sheep May Safely Graze .......... Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr. by James B. Slater
Allegretto ........ Jan William Kersberger (1857-1927)., Arr. by Frances Rodgers
This is My Country ................................................................................ Al Jacobs
Variations on “St. Anne” .............................. William Croft, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
The Washington Post March ................................................... John Phillip Sousa
Arranged for Carillon Duet by William DeTurk
Were You There?
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
Chester ........................................................... William Billings, Arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Toccatina ...................................................................................... Willem Créman
Washington’s March Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (ca. 1784) ........................... Anon. American
Arr. Milford Myhre
Keller’s American Hymn ................................ Matthias Keller, Arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Program Notes: Gary White (b. 1937) was until retirement in 1994 a distinguished
Professor of Music at Iowa State University, Ames, and a noted composer and
teacher. He is now enjoying a second career as a book publisher. Graham Ranft,
(b. 1944), is an Australian composer and player of the recorder and Japanese
shakuhatchi. He taught twenty years in Hobart before moving to Canberra.
The Stars and Stripes Forever ................................................. John Phillip Sousa
Arranged for Carillon Duet by Milford Myhre
Sunday, July 6, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, July 13, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
1. Fantasia in F major .................................... Arthur Lynds Bigelow (1909-1967)
Memorial ............................................................................... Theophil Rusterholz
2. The Royal Fireworks Music .. George Frederick Handel, Arr. by B. Buchanan
Overture
Bouree
The Peace
Menuet I --- Menuet II
The Rejoicing
Andante (from Scheherazade) ...... Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Arr. by John R. Knox
3. Three Folksongs
The Kerry Dance (Irish) ... Arr. by Arthur Bigelow
How Can I Leave Thee (Thuringian) .. Arr.by Ira Schroeder
The Vicar of Bray (English) .......................... Arr. by Milford Myhre
Fugue .................................. Matthias van den Gheyn, Arr. by Karel Keldermans
Etude No. 2 ............................................................................... Jenke Kaldenberg
Sinner, Please Don’t Let This Harvest Pass
Steal Away
The Minstrel Boy ............................................... Irish Song, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Pastel in Bronze ......................................................................... Albert C. Gerken
4. Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arranged for the carillon
Trio, Sonata IX ............. Arr. by Melvin C. Corbett
Adagio (for a Glass Harmonica) ... Arr. by Charles S. Rhyne
Menuet, Symphony in E flat .............................. Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
5. Variations on “The Gentle Maiden” (Irish Air) ............................ Clifford Ball
6. Toccata Lirica (from A Simple Suite) ................................... Ronald M. Barnes
7. Chanson Sériéuse ....................................... Frederick L. Marriott (1901-1989)
Variations on St. Columba (The King of Love My Shepherd Is) ..... Irish Melody,
Arr. by John R. Knox
Three Movements from “Petite Suite” .............................................. Leen ‘t Hart
Rigaudon
Sarabande
Intermezzo
The Ash Grove ........................................ Welsh Folk Song, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
8. Prelude and Fugue on Old 104th .......................................... Ronald M. Barnes
(How Wondrous and Great Thy Works God of Praise!)
Carillon Study No. 7 ...................................................................... Percival Price
Joyful, Joyful We Adore You (Hymn to Joy) ................... Ludwig van Beethoven
Theme and Variations ............................................................................ Staf Nees
Program notes: Noted carillonneur and carillon designer Arthur Lynds Bigelow,
born in Springfield, Massachusetts, went in 1930 to study carillon with Jef Denyn at
the famed Mechelen (Belgium) carillon school. He remained in Belgium 10 years,
and became the city, and university, carillonneur of Louvain. Returning to the U.S.
after the outbreak of WWII, he became Bellmaster of Princeton University, later
becoming a professor of Engineering Graphics there. Mr. Watson worked with him
during the Summers of 1963 and 1966. Clifford Ball (1899-1986) was the first
English graduate of the famous carillon school at Mechelen, Belgium; he was
appointed carillonneur of the carillon at Bournville, near Birmingham in the West
Midlands of England in 1924, serving until 1965. He was the guest recitalist in 1932
for the opening of the War Memorial Carillon at Wellington, New Zealand. The
piece being played today was edited for performance by Ronald M. Barnes.
Program notes: Jenke Kaldenberg, born in 1935, was Carillonneur of the town of
Enkhuizen, The Netherlands, 1965-79; from that time until 2005, he was an artist,
for some of those years owning an art gallery in Amsterdam; in recent years, he has
embarked on yet a third career, as a concert pianist. Albert C. Gerken, now retired,
was long-time University Carillonneur at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, and a
noted carillon virtuoso, teacher, composer and editor of carillon music. Staf Nees
was the second director, (succeeding Jef Denyn in 1941), of the famed Mechelen
(Belgium) Carillon School.
Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
Mid-Summer “Pops” Recital
Duet Recital - Sunday, July 27, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
#Doxology (Old Hundredth) ...................................................... Louis Bourgeois
1. Three Popular Classics...
Rondeau ....................... Jean-Joseph Mouret, Arr. by James R. Lawson
Traümerai (Dreams) ........ Robert Schumann, Arr. by Melvin C. Corbett
March Militaire, Op. 51, No. 1 ..... Franz Schubert, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
2. Songs about Stars!
The Stars .................................... Franz Schubert, Arr. by Ira Schroeder
Stardust ..................................................................... Hoagy Carmichael
4. Some old Favorites...
The Old Refrain ............................... Fritz Kreisler, Arr. by Anton Brees
Come Back to Sorrento ............................................... Ernesto de Curtis
Summertime (Lullaby, from Porgy and Bess) ........... George Gershwin
5. Opera Night!............from the Operas of Giuseppe Verdi, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Caro Nome (Rigoletto, 1851)
La donna e Mobile (Rigoletto, 1851)
Su! del Nilo al Sacro Lido (Aïda, 1871)
6. Half a Century on Broadway .................. Arrangements of Frank Péchin Law
Give My Regards to Broadway (1904) ... George M. Cohan
I Love Paris (from Can-Can, 1953-54) ... Cole Porter
1. Duet: Sonata III (K. 545) ................. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Allegro
Arr. by Beverly Buchanan
Andante
Rondo
2. *Annie Laurie ................................... Scottish Folksong, Arr. by John R. Knox
3. Duets: Two Classical Dances ............................................... Ronald M. Barnes
No. 1 (Allegretto)
No. 4 (Grazioso)
4. #Three Folksongs ........................................................... Arr. by Percival Price
Ah! Qui me passera le bois? (French-Canadian)
Chiapanecas (Mexico)
Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye (Irish Sea Chantey)
5. Duets: Four Biriulki, Op. 2 ................................... Anatoli Liadov (1855-1914)
No. 1, Presto
Arr. by Ronald Barnes
No. 2, Allegro
No. 4, Allegro
No. 5, Vivace
7. Tales of the Vienna Woods ....................... Johann Strauss, Arr. Wim Franken
6. *Etude ............................................................................................. Gary White
Abide with Me (Eventide) ......................................................... William H. Monk
Program note: James R. Lawson (1919-2003) was long time carillonneur of
The Riverside Church, New York City, and later, at The Crystal Cathedral,
Garden Grove, California. Melvin C. Corbett (1893-1966) was for many years
the carillonneur of the first American-made carillon, that of St. James’ Church,
Danbury, CT, installed by Meneely & Co., Watervliet, NY in 1928. He was also
a founding member, secretary-treasurer and president of the Guild of
Carillonneurs in North America. Ira Schroeder (1902-1994) was University
Carillonneur at Iowa State University, Ames, from 1931 until his retirement in
1969. He was a founding member and president of the Guild of Carillonneurs.
Frank Péchin Law (1919-1985) served as carillonneur of the Washington
Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for more than 40 years. He was
a noted teacher of the instrument, and served as president of the Guild of
Carillonneurs. He made these arrangements for the carillon of the National Zoo
in Washington, DC, designed by Mr. Watson in 1976.
7. Duets:
The Whistler and His Dog .... Arthur Pryor (1870-1942) Arr. by Timothy Hurd
Le Secret .................... Leonard Gautier (1825-1878), Arr. by William De Turk
* Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita) ....................................... John B. Dykes
*Abide with Me (Eventide) .................. William H. Monk, Arr. by Percival Price
Program notes: Beverly Buchanan, former carillonneur at Christ Church
Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and long-time Music Editor of the Guild
of Carillonneurs in North America, later served as Associate University
Carillonneur at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Timothy Hurd has
been National Carillonist of New Zealand since 1984.
A LOLLIPOP AND BALLOON CONCERT
Special Children’s Program
Sunday, August 3, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
SPECIAL BONUS RECITAL Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
The Groningen Carillon Duo
Mr. Adolph Rots & Mr. Auke de Boer
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
We’re Off to See the Wizard ............................................................ Harold Arlen
Carousel Ride .......................... Eugénie R. Rocherolle, Arr. by Richard Giszczak
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt ....................................................... Traditional
She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain ........................ Southern Mountain Song
Children’s Suite .............................................................................. Percival Price
Prelude - Hop-Skip - Sliding - Good News - March - Hymn - Prayer
Play Parade .............................. Eugénie R. Rocherolle, Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Nursery Rhyme Songs
Old King Cole
Humpty Dumpty
Little Jack Horner
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Jack and Jill
Lullaby ......................................................... Johannes Brahms, Arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Roller Skates ........................... Eugénie R. Rocherolle, Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Three Blind Mice ............................................................................... Traditional
1. Baroque Music
Sonata in d .......................................... Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Menuetto .............................................. Johann David Scheidler (XVIII)
Minuetto moderato ............. Carl Ludwig Traugott Gläser (1747-1797)
2. Original American Carillon Music
A Concerto for Two to Play ...................... Ronald M. Barnes (1927-1997)
Allegro moderato
Andante
Allegro
Emanations ........................................................... Gary White (b. 1937)
3. Intermezzo .......................................................... Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
The Syncopated Clock
Song of the Bells
4. Variations on a Shaker Melody ........................... Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
(from Appalachian Spring)
Theme and Variations on an Old Nursery Tune ............................... Leen ‘t Hart
5. from Symphony no. 94 (The Surprise) ................. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Andante
Menuett
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (from Mary Poppins) ......... Sherman Brothers
6. Marche Militaire opus 51 no. 1 ............................ Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ....... Frank Churchill, Arr. by Frank P. Law
7. Some other good stuff from the old box ............. Leroy Anderson (1908-1975)
Jazz Pizzicato
Fiddle-Faddle
Follow the Leader ................... Eugénie R. Rocherolle, Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Encore: Perfect Day ........................................................ Lou Reed (1942-2013)
Program notes: The song “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” was co-written by
Richard M. Sherman and his brother Robert and was sung in the Disney
musical film Mary Poppins (1964) by Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke. It is
also included in the stage show version of the musical. Eugénie R. Rocherolle,
a native of New Orleans, composer, pianist, lyricist and teacher, studied with the
late Nadia Boulanger in Paris. She currently lives and works in Connecticut.
Arrangements: Adolph Rots
Please See Performers’ Biographical Sketches and Photo on Next Page )
The Groningen Carillon Duo
Adoph Rots studied organ, church music and school music at the Utrecht
Conservatorium. His carillon instructor at the Netherlands Carillon School was
Bernard Winsemius. He currently is City Carillonneur in Appingedam,
Veendam, Winschoten and Groningen. Since 1983, he has been cantor-organist
of the Nicolaikerk in Appingedam on the facinating Hinsch organ. In addition,
he teaches music pedagogy at the Hanze Hogeschool in Groningen. He is a
member of various professional organizations and has published a number of
articles on bells and organs.
Auke de Boer studied carillon with Bernard Winsemius at the Netherlands
Carillon School. He also studied organ, conducting and churchmusic. Currently,
Auke is City Carillonneur and organist in Dokkum, Groningen and employed
by Groningen State University and the city of Assen. Other work includes
teaching at the musicschool “de Wâldsang” in Buitenpost and the Liudger
College in Drachten. Each year, Auke and Adolph Rots perform several recitals
in the northern part of Holland as the Groningen Carillon Duo. They have had
tours in Denmark, Belgium, France and the USA. Auke also made a solotrip to
the USA, Canada and Japan.
Since 2002 Adolph & Auke are appointed as City Carillonneurs at the famous
Hemony carillon (1662) of the Martini tower (1482) in Groningen.
( www.martinicarillon.nl)
PROGRAM
1. Preludium in B flat ............................................................................ Jef Denyn
2. Suite (from The Water Music) ......................................Georg Frideric Händel
Hornpipe I
Arr. by Robert Lodine
Air
Menuet I
Menuet II
Hornpipe II
4. Three Scottish Folk Song Preludes ...................................... Ronald M. Barnes
Go to Berwick, Johnny and Guidwife Count the Lawin
A Rosebud by my Early Walk
Highland Laddy
5. Andante, from Sonatine II ...................................................... Sjef van Balkom
6. Toccata X .................................................................................... Johan Franco
7. Autumn Song ........................... Felix Mendelssohn, Arr. by Melvin C. Corbett
8. Pavane, from Suite Archaïque ..................................................... Géo. Clément
9. All the Pretty Little Horses (African American Lullaby) ...... Arr. by M. Myhre
10. Air with Variations in Classic Style ......................................... Percival Price
Abide with Me (Eventide) .................... William H. Monk, Arr. by Percival Price
Program notes: The Preludium in B flat by Jef Denyn was inscribed in honor of
Harriet Langdon Pruyn Rice, wife of William Gorham Rice, author of Carillons of
Belgium and Holland. Rice is credited with greatly encouraging the introduction
and development of the carillon in the New World, and he and Mrs. Rice were
instrumental in raising funds for the support of the Mechelen Carillon School.
Robert Lodine, (1928-1985), was a noted organist and teacher; he was for many
years organist and carillonneur of St. Chrysostom’s Episcopal Church in Chicago;
he also served 14 years as University Carillonneur at the University of Chicago.
Sjef van Balkom (1922-2004) was the Stadsbeiaardier (city-carillonneur) playing
the instrument in St. Jan’s Cathedral, ‘sHertogenbosch, The Netherlands from
1955 to 1988. (He succeeded his father, Toon, and in turn was succeeded by his
son Joost in this post.) Géo. Clément, an early graduate of the Mechelen Carillon
School, was for many years Carillonneur of Tournai, Belgium.
Tin-Shi Tam, Guest Carillonneur
PROGRAM
Hymn-tune: Old 100th (1551) .......................... Louis Bourgeois (c.1510–c.1560)
Sonatina VI for violin & basso continuo ... Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Vivace
Arr. by Tin-Shi Tam
Cantabile
Presto
Ciacona in F minor .............................................. Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Arr. by Bernard Winsemius
Beiaardsuite ...................................................... Kristiaan van Ingelgem (b. 1944)
Preludium
Menuet
Musette
Giga
Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D minor ....... Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)
Arr. by Tin-Shi Tam
Kismet Rag .................. Scott Joplin (1868-1917) and Scott Hayden (1882-1915)
Arr. by Tin-Shi Tam
Two Ballads ........................................................................... Arr. by Tin-Shi Tam
Hello
Need You Every Minute
Arabesque ................................................................. Emilien Allard (1915-1977)
5 Kleine Dorische Stücke ................................................... Heleen Van Der Weel
Moderato
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Two American Folk Songs ................................................ Arr. by Milford Myhre
Shenandoah
The Wonderful Crocodile
Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana .. Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Arr. by Tin-Shi Tam
Hymn-tune: Eventide (1861) ......................... William Henry Monk (1823–1889)
A celebrated artist on carillon and organ, Tin-Shi Tam has given recitals in Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States. She was a featured carillon
recitalist at the Festival International de Carillon en Côte d'Or in France, the
Twelfth International Carillon Festival at Bok Tower Gardens in Florida, and the
Congresses of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America at Princeton
University, The University of Michigan, Ball State University, and Grand Valley
State University. In 2008, Ms. Tam represented the Guild of Carillonneurs in
North America to perform at the World Carillon Federation Congress in
Groningen, The Netherlands.
As an active clinician, Ms. Tam has given master classes, lectures and education
programs extensively. Her recent invited lectures include bells and bell music in
China, and music for carillon and orchestra. Her carillon compact disk "The Bells
of Iowa State" was released in 2004.
A native of Hong Kong, Ms. Tam is a carillonneur member of the Guild of
Carillonneurs in North America and a fellow of the Trinity College of Music
(London). She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ from The University
of Michigan, Master of Science in arts management from Durham University,
England, Master of Arts in organ performance from The University of Wales, Cardiff
and a Bachelor's degree in music from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She
was the dean of the American Guild of Organist, central Iowa chapter, and a member
of the board of directors of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. At present,
she is the Cownie Professor of Music (University Carillonneur) and the chair of the
keyboard division at Iowa State University, Ames.
Duet Recital - Sunday, August 24, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
*Doxology (Old Hundredth) ...................................................... Louis Bourgeois
Jubilant Bells ..................................................................................... Alice Gomez
1. #Preludium in D minor ....................................................................... Staf Nees
2. Duets: Toccata .................... Johann Ernst Eberlin, Arr. by David Christensen
Two George Gershwin Songs ....................................... Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Sombody Love Me
The Man I Love
3. #Air, (from Orchestral Suite in D) .......... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Prelude ....................................................................................... Albert C. Gerken
4. Duets: Three Anglo-American Folksongs ............... Arr. by Ronald M. Barnes
One Morning in May
Barb’ra Allen
Billy Boy
5. *Piece Without Expression No. 1............................................... Percival Price
6. Duet: Sarabande for Carillon ............................................... Ronald M. Barnes
7. *Little David Play on Your Harp .................... Spiritual, Arr. by John R. Knox
8. Duets: Three Light Classical Favorites ............. Arr. by Elizabeth Graves-Vitu
Pizzicati ...................................................... Léo Delibes (1836-1891)
Barcarolle (from Tales of Hoffmann) ... Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
The Infernal Galop (Orpheus in the Underworld) ... Jacques Offenbach
#Abide with Me (Eventide) ........................................................ William H. Monk
The Drunken Sailor ............................................................... Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Aria ............................................................................. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Poor Wayfaring Stranger ..................... American Folksong, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
Dances for Carillon, Opus 24 ........................................... Olivia Margaret Ontko
Ballerina’s Waltz
Southern Polka
Try to Remember (from “The Fantasticks”) ............................... Harvey Schmidt
Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Two Jewish Songs ......................................................... Arr. by Richard Giszczak
Shalam Havërim
S’Vivon
Für Elise .......................................... Ludwig van Beethoven, Arr. by Leen ‘t Hart
A Little Fantasy ............................................................................... John R. Knox
To a Wild Rose ...................................................................... Edward MacDowell
Carillon Melanais en Trio ...................................................... Benedetto Marcello
Program notes: Johann Ernst Eberlin, (1702-1762), German organist and
composer whose compositions bridge between the baroque and classic styles,
received his first musical training in Augsburg, later studying in Salzburg. He
eventually became simultaneously the Court and Cathedral Kapellmeister there.
David Christensen is the University Carillonneur of the University of
California, Riverside. The Three Anglo-American Folksong arrangements were
commissioned, and dedicated to, the late Janet Dundore, first and long-time
carillonneur of St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth
Graves-Vitu is descended from the family which donated the Luray Carillon in
Virginia, and first studied the instrument there with Charles Chapman. She now
lives in the Roussillon region of Northern Catalonia, France, and is Carillonneur
of the Cathedral of Saint-John-Baptiste in Perpignan.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Little David, Play on Your Harp
Toccata for 42 Bells ........................................................................ Robert Moore
Program Note: Alice Gomez, composer and teacher at San Antonio (Texas)
College, has published works for percussion, flute, carillon and various instrumental
combinations which have won her international acclaim.
Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2014 - 2:00 P.M.
PROGRAM
America the Beautiful ................................ Samuel Ward, Arr. by Milford Myhre
THE CARILLONNEURS
1. Suite in Popular Style .............................................. John Courter (1941-2010)
I Ragtime Bells (for Millie)
II Ballad (for Sharilyn)
III Blues for Bells (for Karen)
IV The Winners (March, for Jim)
2. Three American Folk Songs .......................................... Arr. by Milford Myhre
O Shenandoah (Virginia)
All the Pretty Little Horses (African-American Lullaby)
Blow the Man Down (Sea Chantey)
3. Prologue and Ballad of the Dark-Eyed Sailor ............................ Johan Franco
4. A Medley of Civil War Songs
Goober Peas (P. Nutt, Esq., Arr. by Richard Giszczak)
The Battle Cry of Freedom (Geo. F. Root, Arr. by Richard Giszczak)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (Walter Kittredge)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (William Steffe)
5. A Salute to the Service Men and Women of Our Country
When the Caissons Go Rolling Along (Army)
Anchors Aweigh! (Navy)
Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder (Air Force)
From the Shores of Montezuma (Marine Corps)
Semper Paratus (Coast Guard)
Heave Ho! My Lads, Heave Ho! (Merchant Marine)
6. God Bless America ....................................................................... Irving Berlin
Abide with Me (Eventide) .................... William H. Monk, Arr. by Percival Price
Program note: The Suite in Popular Style by the late John Courter (noted
composer and carillonneur of Berea College, Kentucky) was commissioned by
the School of Music, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is to honor and
thank the Jim and Millie Irwin family, longtime supporters of the carillon recital
series there.The late Johan Franco (1908-1988), an American citizen of Dutch
birth, was a composer of classical music, working in Virginia Beach, VA. The
Prologue and Ballad was written for and dedicated to Albert Gerken, Carillonneur
Emeritus of the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
RICHARD D. GEGNER
Richard D. Gegner is Carillonneur at The Mary M. Emery Memorial
Carillon in Mariemont, Ohio. He became affiliated with The Emery
Memorial Carillon in 1967 as an Assistant Carillonneur and was
appointed Carillonneur in 1972. Mr. Gegner became a carillonneur
member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1971 and
served as Corresponding Secretary and on the Guild Board of Directors
for 18 years. Mr. Gegner is coordinator of Carillon Activities for The
Thomas J. Emery Memorial and has presented carillon recitals at
Riverside Church in New York City, The University of Toronto in
Canada, Alfred University (NY), Calvary Episcopal Church
(Williamsville, NY), The Deeds Carillon (Dayton, Ohio), The Crystal
Cathedral (Garden Grove, CA), Christ Church Cranbrook (MI), and the
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI). Besides his duties at The
Emery Memorial Carillon, Mr. Gegner is Organist and Choir Director at
the United Church of Christ in Oakley, and Carillonneur for The Carroll
Chimes Bell Tower in Covington, Kentucky’s Mainstrasse.
The Mary M. Emery Memorial Carillon
2014-2015 Winter Carillon Concert Series
For the Winter series, informal recitals will be given on Sundays at 4:00 PM
from September 7, 2014 through March 29, 2015. There will also be recitals on
Thanksgiving, November 27, Christmas Day, December 25, and New Year’s
Day, January 1, at 2:00 PM.
2015 Summer Carillon Concert Series
Informal recitals will be given on Sundays at 7:00 PM from April 5, 2015 through
May 17, 2015. Formal programs, which will be printed in the 2015 Summer
booklet, will be given on Sundays at 7:00 PM beginning on the Sunday of
Memorial Day Weekend, May 24, 2015. Recitals will also be given on Memorial
Day, Monday, May 25th; at 2:00 PM; Independence Day, Saturday, July 4th, at 2:00
PM; and the Summer Series concludes with the recital on Labor Day, Monday,
September 7th, at 2:00 PM.
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
RICHARD M. WATSON
Richard M. Watson, born in 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin, received his
musical training privately and at the University of Wisconsin; while at
the University, he served as assistant University Carillonneur (19631968). He was appointed University Carillonneur and Lecturer in Music
at Samford university, Birmingham, Alabama in 1968. He moved to
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1973 to become director of the Cast Bell Chime and
Carillon Division of The I. T. Verdin Company, and has been a full time
designer of carillons and chimes and consultant on bell tuning and
acoustics since that time. With William C. Meeks, he founded Meeks,
Watson & Company in 1991; the firm, located in Georgetown, Ohio, is
engaged in bell founding, chime and carillon building and renovation
work. Mr. Watson has been active as a guest carillon recitalist since
1966; he became a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs
in North America in that year, has served as a director of this
professional organization, and has presented recitals and papers at
several of the Guild’s annual Congresses. He received the Berkeley
Medal in 1983 for outstanding service to the art of the carillon. Mr.
Watson became Carillonneur at The Emery Memorial Carillon joining
Mr. Gegner in 2005, and also serves as coordinator of Carillon
Maintenance. Mr. Watson is organist of St. Paul’s Anglican Church,
Cincinnati, and director of music for Synods of the Anglican Province
of America.
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA) is a professional
organization dedicated to the promotion of the carillon art in North America.
As such, its membership includes performers, bellfounders, carillon builders,
and carillon enthusiasts of all kinds. The Guild was founded in 1936.
Mariemont carillonneurs Richard D. Gegner and Richard M. Watson are both
long-time Carillonneur members of this Guild, and plan to attend its 2014
Congress, to be held at The University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, June 1620. (It is planned that the 2017 Congress of the Guild will be held here in
Mariemont.)
(Further information about the GCNA may be found at www.gcna.org)
About The Cover Painting...
Cover Watercolor by Bradley Kain, 1972
The Thomas J. Emery Memorial and the Carillonneurs wish to
express their thanks to Mr. Kain, a former Mariemont resident, for
allowing us to use his beautiful watercolor of the carillon tower for
our cover this year! ...and to Berea College in Kentucky for making
a scan of the painting, which is in their collection, for our use.

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